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ROMS Powers:
As a collective management organization in the area of copyright and other related rights, ROMS is authorized, under Article 45 of the Russian law "On Copyright and Other Related Rights", to exercise collective management of rights in certain area of copyright use based on:
1. Collective management agreements signed with rightsholders;
2. Agreements signed with other collective management organizations and societies, including foreign;
3. Directly according to applicable provisions of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Other Related Rights."
For Rightsholders:
According to the legislation of Russian Federation, ROMS is entitled and obliged to operate in the name and in the interests of absolutely all rightsholders, both Russian and foreign.
ROMS carries out its activity on the basis of the powers given directly by the Law, irrespective of the presence or absence of a contract with a rightsholder.
For Users:
We would like to point out the ensuring of performers' and phonogram manufacturers' rights.
According to Article 39 of the Law of Russian Federation on Copyright and Related Rights, users (ROMS licensees) do not need to obtain consent for transmission of works, including performances and phonograms, via Internet.